Your job as a baseball player is to come to the park ready to play every day, and the manager, it’s his job to make those decisions about who plays. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
I lived the baseball life as a kid, with my dad in it. And I lived the baseball life as an adult, because I was in it. When I retired, I wanted the opportunity to be a little bit more flexible and home-based for my kids. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
You learn as a player not to listen to the criticism. Many of the people who put out that criticism might not be as accomplished, might not understand the game as well from the inside-out. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
Quite frankly, I don’t miss standing in the box or standing on the field playing. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
All I really try and do is live up to my potential and do as well as I possibly could and to bring to the ballpark each and every day a good effort and do the best that I could each and every day. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
By far, the best moment of my big league career was when I caught the last out at the World Series. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
You don’t project yourself in the Hall of Fame as a player. It’s only during that five-year period where people start asking about it, and it doesn’t seem real until it happens. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
One person’s going to win, and everybody else is going to not win. So let’s not feel like we’re losers. Let’s utilize the cultural opportunities, get to know the other players on the other team, look around you, enjoy your world series. Cal Ripken, Jr. Read Quote
